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What is the actual price difference between a fixer-upper and a move-in-ready home?

The actual price difference between a fixer-upper and a move-in-ready home in Saskatoon is not a fixed percentage, it is the cost of the repairs a home inspection turns up, priced against doing that work yourself, plus a discount for the unknown. A home inspection, typically $400 to $600, is the first real number in that comparison.

Per the Appraisal Institute of Canada's approach to condition-based adjustments, appraisers price a fixer-upper against recently sold, renovated comparables and then subtract the estimated cost to bring the home up to that same condition, plus a buffer for the uncertainty of work not yet started. That subtraction, not a flat citywide percentage, is what separates a fixer-upper's price from a move-in-ready one.

Move-in-ready homes also tend to attract more competing offers, since they qualify for financing more easily and appeal to buyers who do not want a renovation project on top of a move, which adds its own upward pressure on price beyond the cost of materials and labour alone.

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